वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-78, verse-28

राजन्पुरुषभूतस्त्वं स्त्रीभावं न स्मरिष्यसि ।
स्त्रीभूतश्चापरं मासं न स्मरिष्यसि पौरुषम् ॥२८॥

28. rājanpuruṣabhūtastvaṃ strībhāvaṃ na smariṣyasi ,
strībhūtaścāparaṃ māsaṃ na smariṣyasi pauruṣam.

28. rājan puruṣabhūtaḥ tvam strībhāvam na smariṣyasi
strībhūtaḥ ca aparam māsam na smariṣyasi pauruṣam

28. rājan,
tvam puruṣabhūtaḥ strībhāvam na smariṣyasi; ca aparam māsam strībhūtaḥ (san) pauruṣam na smariṣyasi

28. O king, when you are a man, you will not remember your female state. And when you are a woman in the alternate month, you will not remember your male state.

Words meanings summery:

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• पुरुषभूतः (puruṣabhūtaḥ) - being a man (having become a man, being a man)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• स्त्रीभावम् (strībhāvam) - female state (the state of being a woman, femininity)

• न (na) - not, no

• स्मरिष्यसि (smariṣyasi) - will remember

• स्त्रीभूतः (strībhūtaḥ) - being a woman (having become a woman, being a woman)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपरम् (aparam) - alternate (other, another, next)

• मासम् (māsam) - month (for a month, a month)

• न (na) - not, no

• स्मरिष्यसि (smariṣyasi) - will remember

• पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - male state (masculinity, manhood, valor)

Words meanings and morphology

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

पुरुषभूतः (puruṣabhūtaḥ) - being a man (having become a man, being a man)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣabhūta

puruṣabhūta - having become a man, being a man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+bhūta)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• bhūta – become, been, existing, a being
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, become) with suffix -ta.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tvam'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

स्त्रीभावम् (strībhāvam) - female state (the state of being a woman, femininity)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of strībhāva

strībhāva - the state of being a woman, femininity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (strī+bhāva)

• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• bhāva – state, condition, nature, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be, become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स्मरिष्यसि (smariṣyasi) - will remember

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of smṛ

Root: smṛ (class 1)

स्त्रीभूतः (strībhūtaḥ) - being a woman (having become a woman, being a woman)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of strībhūta

strībhūta - having become a woman, being a woman

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (strī+bhūta)

• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• bhūta – become, been, existing, a being
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, become) with suffix -ta.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies implied 'tvam'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपरम् (aparam) - alternate (other, another, next)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, next, posterior

Note: Qualifies 'māsam'.

मासम् (māsam) - month (for a month, a month)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of māsa

māsa - month

Note: Denotes duration.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स्मरिष्यसि (smariṣyasi) - will remember

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of smṛ

Root: smṛ (class 1)

पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - male state (masculinity, manhood, valor)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - masculinity, manhood, valor, strength, human effort

Derived from 'puruṣa' (man) with the suffix '-a'.

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